Pipe threading machine



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PIPE THREADING MACHINE Filed June 6, 1929 5 SheecswSheet l I gwuentoz 4: fi e $511 Jim May 24, 1932.

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PIPE THREADING MACHINE Filed June 6, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 fi o/5,5 W d/Al Patented May 24, 1932 r uNrreos'rA'rEs IRA w. NON E AN,"

or WARREN, onto, ns sre'non 1 THE nonnniv cor/traw er WARREN,OHIOLA'CQRPORATIONOF OHIQ PIPE THREADING- MACHINE Application filed June 6, 192.9.Serial No. 3 8,812.

r This invention relates to a power driven machine for cutting threads on pipe. One of the objects is to provide such a machine with means for automatically receding/[he v thread-cutting chasers so that a tapered thread may be cut by chasers of materially less face-length thanxthe length of thepipe portion to be threaded. This greatly reduces the power required to-oop'erate the machine. 7 Another object of the invention is to.en-

able the thread being cut to furnish of itself the lead screw. for the machine. This increases the adaptability of the machine and materially reduces the cost of. construction, since thepemployment of fixed lead screws would require a different screw for each pitch, whereas by enabling the thread to de-. termine the pitch it is simplynecessary to provide different chasers within the range of the machine. Likewise, if the machine is to cut left hand threads,'a double set oflead screws would be necessary, but with applicants invention, it is only required to provide left hand chasers andreverse the motor.- Another feature of'applicants invention is concerned with provisions for enabling the thread to be started with the pipe projecting any convenient distance from the chuck, the. cutting head being simply brought up to the pipe. This enables rapid chucking of the ipe. I p Another feature of this invention is the automatic drawing back of the chasers atthe conclusion ofthe cutting operationto free the cutting head from the pipe. Thereafter, if desired, the pipe may be fwithdrawn through the outing head, insteadof being carried. back through the chuck. This also, en ables altrimming tool to be brought into ena ement with the end of the pipe for removing the burr.

invention comprises mechanism which accomplishes all of the aboveobjects, and has other features of advantage which will be apparentfrom a detailed description of a preferred embodiment as shown in the drawings and about to be described. L i Inthe drawings, Fig. 1. is a: side elevation of a portion of the machine, the'left hand part of the frame being broken away, and

the gearing for. rotatingthe chuck being sin pl indicated; g- 2 is afvertical: 1ongi tudinal section through the cutter head and i aportion of a pipe positionedfor starting the threading; Fig. 3is a Vertical cross-secvtion substantially on the'line 3-3 of F ig. 1 looking toward the cutterhead; Fig." 4 is a section on the same plane as Fig. 3 ,with' the face plate of the cutterhead-r emoved Fig.

5 is avertical section looking in the opposite 6Q direction to Figs. 3 and '4, the plane of this section being indicated by the line 55 of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a section through the cutter head on two radiating planes, as indicated bythe line.6 6 on Fig. 5; Figs. 7 and 8' are transverse sections'through the cutter head, as indicated by the lines 77 and 88 on Fig-6; Fig. V9. is a detail in horizontal section through the burr-trimming knife and a pipe with which it cooperates; Fig. 1D --is a vertical section through that-rimming mech-; anism, as indicatedby the line 1010 on Fig.

1; Fig. 11 is a detail of the trimming mech anism in horizontal section, as indicated by the line 11-11 onFig. 10;Figp12 is a detail in vertical section showing a cutting chaser backed up by a feeding chaser both 'inc'ooperation with the pipe, The remalnlng figures relateto themechanism for controlling v the recessioniof the chasers; Fig. 13 is'a'vertical section onthe line 13-13 on. Fig. 5 showing the front member of two controlling bars and its cooperating parts ;-'Fig. .14 is a vertical" section of a bar at'the rear of'the' bar of Fig. 13; Fig. 15 is a sectional side elevation offthe parts shown inFig. 13 but in different position; Figjlflis a plan of the two bars; Fig. 17 is an enlarged verticalfsem 'tion through the'two bars and the mechanism to which they are looked, as indicated i the line 1717 on Fig. 13; Figs. 18 and 19 are details on the same scale as Fig. 17 be supporting bench 12 on which the frame rests. This frame carries a housing 14in which is journalled a suitable chuck 20 for holding and rotating, the pipe. The chuck may be in-the nature of abushing and may carry a suitable gear 21 by whichitis ro-.

tated by means not shown. The chuck has suitable radial jaws 23Yadapted to be set by I radiating screws 24 to clamp apipe indicated" at A. It is to be understood the parts justdescribed may be of any suitable form, the object being to provide ready means for clamping and rotating a pipe to be threaded.

The thread cutting members are carried in a head which is mounted in an annular frame 30.- This frame has a depending portion 31 which slidably rests on the'bed 10. As indicated in Figs. 3, 4t and 5, the bed h-asa pair I of inwardly projecting flattened portions 16 and .17'which form guides and the base of the cutter head rests on these guides; has downwardly projecting ribs 32 and 33 inside of the guides andsuitable'gibs 3st and 35 proj ecting beneath the guides. The chaser frame is thus slidably'mounted on the main frame.

The main frame 101s formed with a vertical web 18. (Fig. '5) in front of the horizontfil'W8b 16: Alongjthe upper edge of this vertical web are formed rack teeth '19. ;The

' cutter frame carries a pinion meshingwith this rack. This pinion is shown at 40 mounted on the rear endTof-a short shaft 41 journalled in a bracket 38 on the forward side of the cutter frame. Onthis shaft-is a'suitable feeding crank 42. Therotatio-n of this crank causes the cutter frame to travel in one direction or the other as desired. I i

The chasers comprise 'preferably'a cutting member having teeth withclearance" at its cutting end as shown in 12, backed up by a feeding member 51 which engages the same thread but has a non-cutting end and preferably no clearance. These two members are secuned-together'as by means of a rib 52 'on the feeding chaser engaging a recess in the cuttlng chaser. The'two parts act as aunit in operation and may if'de'sired be made of "a slngle piece of metal. Cla ms on this cutting and feeding chaser will be found in my 7 application No. 368,811, filed June 6th, 1929.

.guide ,the chasers. chasers he against a rotary scroll cam jour- 7 Each combined chaser 50, 51 is mountedin a radial groove in the cutter fraii1e30. The

" ringlike portion of this frame has an i.n-

wardly projectingfiange 56 at this end which is cut through by notches .55,thus leaving inwardly projecting frame segments which The lnner sidesof the nalled within the ring portion of the frame 30 and abutting the inner face of the segments 56.

he camcontrolling the chasers is designated 60; it has a central sleeve portion at the opposite ends of which are outwardly ex tending annular webs 61 and 62. The web 62 carries scroll ribs (four in number as shown) designated 645 which project freely into reccsses 57 in the inner faces of the frame segments 56 and sli'dably' occupy notchesin the inner faces of the combined chascrs.' This causes the chasers to be moved in and out whenthe cam is moved angularly with reference to the frame. The chasers are held in be set for difierent chasers and different sizes of-p'ipe to properly startvthe cutting operation, but this cam is gradually rotatedfduring the operation to withdrawthe chasers from the-pipe, and then, at the end of-the cuttingoperation, is given a furthermovement to move the chasers backto idle position, thus entirelyfreeing the pipe." This freedom enables the whole cutter frameto be advanced clear over the pipeif desired to enable the end of the-pipe to be trimmed as hereinafter explained. or if desired-to enable the pipe to be removed through thecutter head.

A. suitable spring is connected with the scroll cam in such manner that it tends to turn the cam in the direction to recede the chasers. Such spring'may be of any suit: able form and connecteddirectly or indirectly. It is illustrated in Fig. 5 as a tension spring 90 anchored at its lower end to an ear 91 rising fromthe chaser frame-web 31 and'connected at'its upper end to a bolt 92 attached to the cam. This bolt is shown as a'djustableby reason of passing through a slot 65 in the cam. The bolt may have a square head bearing against a rib 66 on the cam toprevent the bolt turning, and itmay be clamped'by a nut 95.

A suitable handle 100 attached to the cam it 69 int-he rabbeted edge of the cam c'oacti'ng with a projection on the ring 80 as indicated'm broken lines at 83 in Fig. 5.

I will'now describe the mechanism for locking the cam with the chasers in active positionafter'the cam has been- -movedfby the handle 100., and for gradually receding such chasers during the cutting operation,

this mechanism being best illustrated in Figs. '5 and 13to 19 inclusive. i i i Adjustably secured to the camis a bolt 110 shown as extending through a slot 67in the lower end of which is attached to a vertical slide 115 in a suitable housing 116 carried by the slide portion 33 of the chaser frame. This slide 115 is adapted to coact" with two bars 120 and 130 directly beneath it and carried by the bed 10. The slid 115 carries a hook; 117 constrained by a spring 118 and adapted to engage in a suitable latch 1 10 connected to both bars. It will beseen therefore that whenthe handle 100 has beenj operated in the contra-clockwise direction in Fig. 5 to force the chasers'inwardly and to stretch the spring 90, the parts may become automatically locked in that'position by reason of the engagement of the hook and latch.

Referring nowto Figs. and 13 to '19, it will be seen that the bars 120 and 130116 side by side in a longitudinal recess in the bed plate 10 resting on a'supportingplate'l l2. These two bars are held against upward 'movement, except as he'reinafterdescribed,

by pins 145 screwing throughthe wall of the bed at one side of the recess and occupying slots 121 and 181 in the bars; These slots extend lengthwise of'the bars and enable them to move longitudinally of the frame. "They also incline slightly upwardly enabling the bars to rise asthey move longitudinally as hereinafter explained. The two bars are coupled together by means of the latch bar 140 which is in the form of a bell crank in cross section and is journalled on the bar 130 and has a wing 146 engaging in' a slotin'the bar 120, the limit of the slot being defined by pins 148. The journalling of the latch bar may be effected by hearing blocks 147 secured to the 'bar 130'and having pins 147a entering cavities in the ends of the latch bar. The bar 120 has teeth 128 on its upper edge-which coact with teeth 119 formed on the lower edge ofthe slide 115.

When the slide 115 is forced downwardly by the operation of the handle 100, not only does the hook 117 engage a horizontal groove 1 19 in'the side of the latch'bar 140 but the teeth 119 engage the teeth 128 of the bar 120 so that these parts are locked together.

Now, as the threading begins, the. reaction of thethread on the chasers pulls-the chaser frame along the pipe-and this, by reason of" the engagement of the teeth '119 and 128 moves the bar 120 which byreason of its con- 7 1 nection with the bar 130, moves the latter bar also longitudinally. As heretofore stated,

the slots 121 and 131 in these bars are not horizontal, but inclinedupwardly. Accordingly, as the chaser'frame travels, the bars rise gradually. This rising movementis'aci- I er-s, Accordingly, as the threading-pie gresses, the chasers gradually recede and-the desired taper thread is cut. e e 1 0 I As the operation of threading is about concluded, considerably steeper portions ofthe slots 131 come against thepins' 1 15 andgive the bar 130a sudden upward movement which rocks the "latch 'barjILO-Out of engagement with the hook 117, which by reason 'ofthe engagement of its upward extension with the housing 116 cannot follow such movement. The slide 115 is thus freed, and the spring 90 thereupon turns the cam tofl carry'the chasersto their outermost position, thus entirely freeing the chasers fromthe pipe. This movementof the-slide 115 also carriesthe"teeth 119 free from the bar 120 and leaves the cutter frame free for longitudintal'movd ment without regard to the bar120. The cutter frame may now be moved as desiredby rotation of the crank 12. When the teeth 119 are freefrom the bar 120a compression spring 180- mounted on a bar 181 which is slidably mounted in the/depending lugs "-183 o'f'the frame 10,'returns the bars'120 and 130'to their normal position against the adjusting screw 150. i

In order to vary the length of the thread cut',1 provide an adjustable-abutment forthe r barslQU'and 130. This is shown asg com -prising a screw 150 which is mountedfina brack et 151 carried by the frame plate'l l2lj The farther this screw is turned in,the farther toward the-left (Figs. 13 and 1'5)'will bethe beginning'of the operationof the bars 120 and 130 and hencethe soonenwillthe recession of the chasers be "completed and the shorter the thread out; i i

150 maycooperate with'a graduated scale 1 52 1 marked fordifferent sizes of pipe, so that simple setting of this screw until the orr'ev spending marks are in registration is all that is necessary to select the length of the thread;

'Preferably, one position is proper forpipes of and size. and another position for pipes of and s1ze,and athird posit on for pipes from 1 to 2" i n"s1ze.

The change of chasers for different sizes of;

pipe is readily eifected by simply loosening the nuts 72; giving-the face plate 70 a slight turn from the position of'Fig. 3 to that fragmentarily .indica-tedin Fig. removing the face plate, and substituting the desired chasers.-'

i threading operationfrequently leaves a burr on the inner face of the pipe end, and it is desirable to remove this burrto prevent rei ducing 'thebore 1 of the pipeQ'My machine enables thisto be very readily effected, since, when thecha-sers are thrown back, the whole head may becarried overfthe pipe, leaving theiend-ofthe, pipefree on the farside of the-chaser head 'wcithout changing the chuckingot-the pipe.

Moreover, it is one of the featuresjof myinvention that I may carry a trimming tool by the chaser frame so that it may be brought into the region ofthe pipe end by the operationofthe crank 42. This feature is illustrated in Figs. 1, 9, 10 and 11;. Pivoted to the baseportions .31'of the chaser frame, as by a; screw 169, is a bracket 160 having a bifurcated front portion 161. Into this bifurcationextendsa slidable member 163 carrying ablockltietin whicha trimming knife 165 is mounted. The member 163 carries a handle 167 by whichv it may be shoved forward or backward and byv which this whole frame may be swung about t-hepivot 169.

- After-the chasers have been receded and the cutter frame moved toward the left (Fig. 1). by theoperation of the crank 42, the trimming; lrnifelfimay be brought into position a to engage the inner edge-of the pipe by move 'ment of the handle 167, the knife thus engaging the-pipe as shown in Fig. 9 and operating to trim off the burr. As the pipe is rotating, this trimming is very readily effected by the operatorsimply drawing on the handle 16 7 and. pressing toward the pipe with sufficient force to maintain the knife in engagement "with the burr until it is entirelytrimmed 03.

When not in use the trimming device may .be turned backward on its pivot out of the way, enabling the removal of the pipe through the cutter head, as heretofore mentioned;

Figs. land 2 show an oil container 170 supported by a bracket 171 on the cutter frame 30'and discharging through a suitable conduit 173 onto the pipe in the vicinity of the cutter.

It .will. be appreciated, fromthe description given,.that .my machine is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction; that it enables the thread to be started with the pipe projecting any convenient distance from the. chuck, the cutting head being simply broughtup to it, that the pipe 'may be trimmed without rechucking, and that the pipeinaybe withdrawn through the cutter head as thechasers are carried back clear of contact with the pipe. All of these features are associatedtogetherfin a machine which ,has thegreat advantageof automatically'receding chasers, whereby the power consumptioncis materially reduced.

I, claim r 1. The combination with means for holdinga pipe to be threaded, a frame adjustable lengthwise of the pipe, chasers carried by the frame, the thread cut thereby on the pipe actngas a feed screw for moving said frame" lengthwise of the plpe, separable mechanism mounted in part on the frame and in part in dependently thereof for causing recession of the chasers, and means for locking thetwo parts ofsaid mechanism together at various posit-ions of the frame. F

longitudinally movable head, ch-asers carried by said :head, a cam carried bythe head for con-trolling the radial position. of theehasers, mechanism for positioning the head with reference to the article to be cut, a device separable from and carried independently of thehead for-controlling the turning of the cam, and alatch for locking thehead thereto in various positions of the head.- J

3. The combination of a rotary chuck, an axially movable head, chasersearried bysai-d 7 head, a stationary rack, a pinion, carried by the head and engaging the rack for shifting the head axially of'thechuck, means carried by the head for controlling the radial position of the chasers, and mechanism separable nection'which is separable between thecam;

and "said longitudinally and transversely movable means and means whereby the trans: verse movement of the longitudinally and transversely movable mean-smay actuate the cam to recede the chasersduring the progress 1 of cutting the thread. 'g V I 5. In a. machineof the character described, the combination of a bed, a chaser-carrying frameslidably mounted thereon, alongitudi nally movable bar carried by the bed, a cam carried by the chaser-carrying frame for controlling the positi-onofthe chasers, means for anchoring. the cam at various positions on the bar, and means forcausing the bar to move both longitudinally and transversely.

during the cutting of thethnead, said transverse movement operating the cam torecede the chasers. p 1

6. Inlamachine of the-character described,

the; combination of a'rotary pipe holding chuck, a bed, a chaser carrying frame slidably mounted on the bed in a directionaxially of the chuck, a rotary scroll cam on the chaser frame for controlling the position. of the chasers, a longitudinally movable bar carried by the bed, means for anchoring the cam to the bar in various positions of the chaser- 2; The. combination of arotaryclnick,a.;-

frame, whereby the bar maymove longitudiv nally with the chaser frame as the thread is cut, and means consequent upon the longically accompanied by a transverse ried by the tudinal movement of the bar for moving it chasers mounted therein, a cam for controlling the chasers, mechanism supported independently of the head to which the cam may be latched, means whereby said mechanism changes the position of the cam as the threading progresses, means for automatically unlatching the cam from said mechanism at the conclusion of the threading, and means acte ing on the cam to throw the chasers to idle position when the cam becomes unlatched.

8. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a movable head, radial chasers mounted therein, a rotary cam for controlling the chasers, a slide connected to the cam, longitudinally movable mechanism to which the slide may be latched, means whereby said mechanism changes the position of the cam as the threading progresses, and means for automatically unlatching the slide from the mechanism at the conclusion of. the threading.

9. The combination of a longitudinally movable head, radial chasers carried thereby, a scroll cam carried by the ,head' and controlling the chasers, spring'means tending to turn the cam to recede the chasers to idle po sition, separable mechanism supportedindependently of the head towhich the cam may be latched at various positions to holdthe chasers in an active position, means for moving said mechanism while maintaining the latched connection to cause the chasers'to" gradually recede during the threading oper-- ation.

10. The combination of a sliding head, means for positioning it as desired, aset of chasers carried by the head, acam carried by the head for positioning the chasers, a member carried by the head connected with the cam, a longitudinally movable bar carently of the head, means for latching said member to the bar whereby the movement of the head during the threading moves the bar longitudinally and means whereby such longitudinal movement of the bar is automatn movement which acting on said member causes a partial rotation'of thecam to recede the chasers.

11. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a slidable-head, radial chasers carried thereby, a rotary cam for controlling the chasers, a pair of bars mounted independently of the head, saidbars being side by side and connected together for longitudinal movement, but one being movable transversely with reference to the other,

a pipe, means for holding a chaser, mechameans for connecting the cam to said bars to maintain the chasers 1n a cutting position,

frame of the machine independ-' tudinally, and means wherebyjsuch longituthe travel of the head moving the bars longi- V dinal movement ofthab'ars results in one of,

thebars moving transverselywith-reference V to the other,'said transverse. movement-caus-.

ingtheunlatching of the cam; I

-12, The combination vof a sliding head,

means for positioning itas desired, a set of chasers carried bythehead,:mechanismcarried by the head for positioning the chasers,

a movable member -carried by the frame of l the machine independently of the'head, means a for latching said mechanism to said'meinberwhereby the movement of the head during the threading moves said member, and means whereby such movement of the member is accompanied by atransverse movement, which, acting on sald mechanism causes a a recession of the chasers.

13. A machine of the character described, the combination of a slidable head, chasers I carried thereby, means on the head for con'-;

trolling the chasers, a-pair of movable members mounted independently of the head side by side and connected together for movement in one direction but one movable transversely necting the chaser operatingv mechanism to of the head to move both of said members,

with reference to theother,-meansfor con-;

and means whereby said movement of the two members results in one of them moving transversely with reference-to the other, said transverse movement causing the disconnection of the chaser operating mechanism.

f 14. In a machine of the type described,

the combination of amovable head, radial 7 chasers mounted therein, a rotary cam for controlling the chasers, a slide connected to the cam, said slide' being provided with a toothed portion and a'latch, and meanssupported independently of the head for controlling said slide, said means comprising a toothed bar'and a latch bar, whereby said slide maybe connected to said controlling means at various positions. I

15. In a machine ofthe type combination of a movable head, fchasers mounted therein, means for positioning said; chasers including a slide mounted on the head its described, the

and having a toothed portion and a latch,

independently of the head and adapted to be latched to the slide at various positions a toothed bar and a latchbari supported whereby movement of the head will cause longitudinal movement of both members,

and means whereby said longitudinal move- .7

ment'of the bars results in one of them moving transversely with reference to the other,

said relative transverse movementflcausing l the slide to be disconnected fromth-e bars. 7 16.v The combination of means for holding nism for rotating one. of said holding means I a-longituclinally movable p-arteo. which the with reference to the other mesh-1s whereby one of the holding means "may move axially of the pipe during the cutting of the thread, and separable mechanism mounted in part-n the pipe-holding means and in part on the chaser-holding means for receding'the chaser during such cutting of the thread including axially movable holding means may be locked signature;

in various positions of such holding means.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afii'x my IRA W. NQ-NNEMAN.

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